Combined desk and seat



1954 A. K. WELLER 2,694,440

COMBINED DESK AND SEAT Filed Oct. 28, 1950 INVENTOR. BY /4z5/r7/r.[Mada/a ATTORNEY This invention relates generally to furniture andparticularly to a combined desk and seat.

The main object of this invention is to so construct the desk that itscost may be reduced to a minimum and that its rigidity may be increasedover other forms of this device previously manufactured by theapplicant.

The second object is to so construct the device that it can be easilyassembled by an inexperienced person without the need of special tools.

The third object is the construction of a form of outrigger hinge whichmakes it possible for a blackboard to overhang the supporting tray inall directions without danger of injuring the hinges when the board iscarelessly operated.

I accomplish these and other objects in the manner set forth in thefollowing specification as illustrated by the accompanying drawings, inwhich:

Fig. l is a side elevation of the desk.

Fig. 2 is a section taken along the line 22 in Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the desk.

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary view showing the hinge construction.

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary perspective showing the manner of uniting therail and leg members.

Fig. 6 is a fragmentary perspective showing the manner of attaching thetray to its support.

Like numbers of reference refer to the same or similar parts throughoutthe several views.

Referring in detail to the drawing, there is shown a central rail 10having a channel 11 formed in its under side along its full length.

The front end 12 is square while the rear end 13 is inclined from thevertical. To support the rear end of the rail 10 there are provided therear legs 14 which are gained together at their upper ends through whichis formed a bolt hole 15. At the front end of the beam 10 is an X-shapedsupport consisting of the gained leg members 16 whose gained portionsare provided with the bolt holes 17 which register with the channel 11and hole 15.

The adjacent sides of the legs 14 and 16 are provided with verticalslots 18 to receive the ends 12 and 13 of the rail 10.

A bolt 19 occupies said channel 11 and its threaded ends 20 extendthrough the holes and 17. A wing nut 21 on each end makes it possible tosecurely assemble the rail 10 to the legs 14 and 16. A seat 22 issecured ited States Patent 0 to the top of the rear legs 14 by thescrews 23 and to the rail 10 by the screw 24.

The upper ends 25 of the legs 16 are inclined downwardly toward the seat22 to receive the bottom 26 of the tray whose sides 27 and 28 aresecured to the bottom 26 and to each other by the ends 29.

On the top of the tray rim formed by the sides 27 and 28 and ends 29 isplaced a thin desk top 30 which overhangs the tray on all four sides.The lower or rear side of the top 30 has a rail 31 which is tongue andgrooved to the top 30.

The upper or front edge of the top 30 has a similar rail 32. To each end29 is secured an angular clip 33 by means of the screws 34. The ends 35are upturned and provided with a screw 36 which is mounted in a rail end37.

It can be seen by this simple construction there is formed an outboardhinge which will stand much abuse.

It is the purpose of this invention to so construct the desk in a mannerwhich will make its production commercially practical and, at the sametime, greatly increase its strength and to expedite the manufacture anderection thereof.

The bottom 26 is secured to the legs 16 by means of the angle clips 38which are secured to the bottom 26 by the screws 39 and to the legs 16by the screws 40.

It is, therefore, my intention to cover those improvements inconstruction which fall fairly within the following claim.

I claim:

In a desk of the class described, a pair of rear legs arranged as aninverted V and gained together at the top thereof, a pair of front legsgained in X fashion, both pair of legs having vertical slots formed ontheir adjacent sides, a rail having its ends in said slots and having agroove formed along the length thereof, a bolt occupying said groove andextending through the gained portions of said legs, a seat secured tothe top of said rear legs and to said rail and a sloping desk topmounted on the upper ends of said X-shaped member.

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